Sanitary ware capable of automatic generation and charge

ABSTRACT

A kind of sanitary ware capable of automatic generation and charge comprises sanitary ware, a micro hydraulic generator and a charge control circuit. The instant great power required of the sanitary ware is supplied by the accumulator, while the hydraulic generator can contain the power supply and store the surplus power in the accumulator. Thereby, the sanitary ware can automatically generate and charge for supplying the regular power that required by the operation of the magnetic valve. Given that the structure is simple and neat, and that the installation is easy, rendering the power consumption and the relevant cost can be relatively reduced, the invention is applicable to resident families, schools and public lavatories in remote districts where power supply is not easy to deliver.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

(a) Technical Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a kind of sanitary ware capable ofautomatic generation and charge, particularly to one that can supplypower by way of an accumulator for instant great power use. Thehydraulic generator can continue supplying power for use in sanitaryware and store surplus power in the accumulator. Given that thestructure is simple and neat, and that the installation is easy,rendering the power consumption and the relevant cost can be relativelyreduced, the invention is applicable to resident families, schools andpublic lavatories far away from cities and where not easy to receivepower supply.

(b) Description of the Prior Art

The electrically controlled sanitary ware currently used, such as waterheater of water-actuating-fire, urinal with a sensing flusher and anautomatic water supply faucet for washbasin, is usually actuated by drycells or adopted power. While dry cells require replacement after aperiod of time when the power has been consumed, the adopted power needadditional cord installation, rendering considerable cost andtroublesome installation, and incidentally, the danger of electricshock. Meanwhile, in case the user lives in a remote district wherepower supply is not usually normal, it is worthy a consideration thatthe installation could be difficult, and that it might not benecessarily convenient to enjoy automatic flush on the urinal andautomatic water supply from the faucet.

Therefore, the inventor of the present invention filed on Feb. 27, 2001an application (under Appln. No. 90202944) for “Micro HydraulicGenerator”, which can be applied to the micro generating structure usedin water heaters. By way of installation of said micro hydraulicgenerator in the water outlet conduit of the water heater, automaticactuating effect can be obtained, and thus overcoming the need of drycells in conventional water heater of water-actuating-fire. However, inview of the limitation in the volume of the power output from the microhydraulic generator, and the incapability of supplying great power forthe need of instant actuation of the magnetic valve, the micro hydraulicgenerator used to be applied to water heaters of water-actuating-firewithout broadly utilized. Considering the inconvenience in power supplycaused to those users living in remote districts, the inventor hasdevoted to development and improvement of the relevant device, in orderto promote the living standard of the users living in remote districts,enabling them to enjoy the convenience of using sanitary ware such asurinals with automatic flush and faucets with automatic power supply.Accordingly, by way of combining said prior art with the presentinvention, the purposes of automatic generation can be obtained, and thetrouble of installing a power cord and the danger occurred by electricshock can be spared.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The primary object of the invention is to provide an instant great powerrequired by accumulators, while hydraulic generator can continue powersupply and the surplus power generated by the generator can be stored inthe accumulator. Accordingly, the integral structure is neat without therequirement of installation of electric cord, reducing the electricityconsumed by the sanitary ware.

To obtain the above purposes, the sanitary ware capable of automaticgeneration and charge according to the invention comprises sanitaryware, a micro hydraulic generator and a charge control circuit.

The sanitary ware is interiorly provided with a load which has amagnetic valve connected to a water outlet conduit for controlling thesupply or stop of water.

The micro hydraulic generator is associated to the water outlet conduitof the sanitary ware, which is composed of a water flow pipe elementcombined with a generator set and a regulating mechanism. The water flowpipe element is interiorly composed of a reservoir and exteriorlycomposed of inlet and outlet pipes and associated to a generator setprovided with a magnetic ring. The reservoir can contain a flap axleaccompanied with a magnetic ring. By way of the dash of the flowingwater on the flap axle, the magnetic ring provided in adaptation to theflap axle will generate magnetic actuation effect with the generatorset, thereby generating power for regularly operating the magneticvalve.

The charge control circuit, being associated with the hydraulicgenerator, includes an accumulator, a rectifying diode, a zener diodefor fixing the output voltage, and a limiting resistor. When thehydraulic generator is operating, the surplus power can be stored in theaccumulator for use in the load of the magnetic valve when great poweris required in instant actuation.

The foregoing object and summary provide only a brief introduction tothe present invention. To fully appreciate these and other objects ofthe present invention as well as the invention itself, all of which willbecome apparent to those skilled in the art, the following detaileddescription of the invention and the claims should be read inconjunction with the accompanying drawings. Throughout the specificationand drawings identical reference numerals refer to identical or similarparts.

Many other advantages and features of the present invention will becomemanifest to those versed in the art upon making reference to thedetailed description and the accompanying sheets of drawings in which apreferred structural embodiment incorporating the principles of thepresent invention is shown by way of illustrative example.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the present invention showingapplication thereof to a urinal with a sensing flusher and an automaticwater supply faucet.

FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a cut-away view of the hydraulic generator according to theinvention.

FIG. 3A is a cut-away view showing the combination of the charge controlcircuit and the micro hydraulic generator according to the invention.

FIG. 3B is a cut-away view of the charge control circuit according tothe invention, presenting as an independent element provided on themicro hydraulic generator.

FIG. 4 is a circuit diagram of the switch circuit according to theinvention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the invention presenting as a waterheater.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

The following descriptions are of exemplary embodiments only, and arenot intended to limit the scope, applicability or configuration of theinvention in any way. Rather, the following description provides aconvenient illustration for implementing exemplary embodiments of theinvention. Various changes to the described embodiments may be made inthe function and arrangement of the elements described without departingfrom the scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

FIGS. 1 and 2 show an embodiment of the invention, which includessanitary ware 1, a micro hydraulic generator 2 and charge controlcircuit 3.

The sanitary ware 1 is interiorly provided with a load 13, which has amagnetic valve 11 in association with a water outlet conduit forcontrolling the supply or stop of water.

Referring to FIG. 3, the micro hydraulic generator 2, being associatedto the water outlet conduit, is composed of a housing 21 and a waterflow pipe element formed by the inter-locking covers 22, 23. A generatorset 24 and a regulating mechanism 25 are provided inside of the waterflow pipe element. The water flow pipe element is interiorly composed ofa reservoir 26 and exteriorly composed of a water inlet pipe 27 and awater outlet pipe 28. Besides, a generator set 24 provided with amagnetic ring 241 is further associated with the exterior of the waterflow pipe element. The interior reservoir 26 can contain a flap axle 29accompanied with a magnetic ring 291. The regulating mechanism 25 isprovided at the connection of the water inlet pile 27 and water outletpipe 28. By way of the dash of the flowing water on the flap axle 29,the magnetic ring 291 provided in adaptation to the flap axle 29 willgenerate magnetic actuation effect with the magnetic ring 241 of thegenerator set 24, thereby generating power for regularly operating theload 13 of the magnetic valve 11 (as shown in FIG. 2).

In one preferred embodiment of the invention, a narrowed pipe end 271 isprovided at the end of the water inlet pipe 27 such that the water flowwill become speedy when going through it, such that when the smallerwater flow goes into the water inlet pipe 27, the spout of high speedwill dash on the flap axle 29 for generation purposes.

The charge control circuit 3 can be designed as being associated withand inside of the hydraulic generator 2 according the exact need (asshown in FIG. 3A). Alternatively, the charge control circuit 3 ca be anindependent element provided on the micro hydraulic generator 2 (asshown in FIG. 3B). As shown in FIG. 4, the charge control circuit 3includes an accumulator 31, a rectifying diode 32, a zener diode 33 forfixing the output voltage, and a limiting resistor 34. When thehydraulic generator 2 is operating, the surplus power can be stored inthe accumulator 31 for use in the load 13 of the magnetic valve 11 whengreat power is required in instant actuation.

Accordingly, in the afore-mentioned structure, there are two ways toactuate the hydraulic generator 2:

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, when applying the invention to sanitary ware1 such as a urinal with sensing flusher, and a faucet with automaticwater supply, a infrared sensor 12 is associated with the magnetic valve11, appearing an automatic load (as shown FIG. 1). When the sensor 12senses a human body, the accumulator 31 will be actuated and supply thepower for the need of an instant actuation of the load 13. Subsequently,the hydraulic generator 2 will supply power for regular operation andcharging the accumulator 31 with surplus power.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the invention is applied to sanitary ware,wherein the charge control circuit 3 is further associated with atransistor 35 and a switch circuit composed of two voltage dividingresistors 36, 37. When the water is on, the hydraulic generator 2operates and the power reaches the standard, the switch circuit isthrough and therefore the accumulator 31 can provide the power forinstant actuation for use on the load 13 of the magnetic valve 11.Besides, the hydraulic generator 2 can continue supplying regular powerand charging the accumulator 31 with surplus power. In conclusion, thepresent invention has the following advantages:

1. The structure is simple and neat with the installation of electriccord. Given the design of automatic generation and charge, it isspecially convenient and applicable to resident families, schools andpublic lavatories in remote districts where power supply is not easy todeliver.

2. The interiorly provided accumulator can supply instant great power,while the hydraulic generator can continue supplying power. Besides, asthe surplus power from the generator can be stored in the accumulator,it is quite an efficient design.

Accordingly, what is disclosed in the invention can obtain the expectedobjects to provide sanitary ware capable of automatic generation andcharge. As the invention is neat in terms of components and theirassemblage, which is novel to the design of an engine actuator mechanismfor the present remote control cars, and the efficiency is highlyimproved, the inventor has claimed his invention.

It will be understood that each of the elements described above, or twoor more together may also find a useful application in other types ofmethods differing from the type described above.

While certain novel features of this invention have been shown anddescribed and are pointed out in the annexed claim, it is not intendedto be limited to the details above, since it will be understood thatvarious omissions, modifications, substitutions and changes in the formsand details of the device illustrated and in its operation can be madeby those skilled in the art without departing in any way from the spiritof the present invention.

1. A kind of sanitary ware capable of automatic generation and charge,comprising: sanitary ware, the interiorly provided load of which has amagnetic valve connected with the water outlet conduit for controllingthe supply or stop of the water flow; a micro hydraulic generator,which, being connected to the water outlet conduit of the sanitary ware,is combined with a generator set and a regulating mechanism by way ofwater flow pipe element that interiorly comprises a reservoir, andexteriorly comprises inlet/outlet piping and a generator set combinedwith a magnet ring; the interior reservoir contains a flap axle adaptedto the magnetic ring, thereby the flaps would be lashed by the flowingwater such that the magnetic provided for the flap axle would generatemagnetic actuation with the magnetic of the generator set for supplyingthe regular power for the load of the magnet valve to operate; and acharge control circuit, which is connected with the hydraulic generator,and includes a accumulator, a rectifying diode, a zener diode for fixingthe output voltage and a limiting resistor; such that when the hydraulicgenerator operates, the surplus power can be stored in accumulator foruse on the load of the magnetic valve at the time of instant actuationwhen great power is required.
 2. The sanitary ware capable of automaticgeneration and charge according to claim 1, wherein the magnetic valveis connected with a sensor in the form of a driving load, such that thesanitary ware can be flushed or supply water by way of sensing.
 3. Thesanitary ware capable of automatic generation and charge according toclaim 1, wherein the charge control circuit is connected to a switchcircuit comprising a transistor and a switch conduit composed of twovoltage dividing resistors; when the micro hydraulic generator has beenactuated and the switch circuit is on, the accumulator can supply powerfor instant actuation to drive the magnetic valve, thereby the sanitaryware would present as a water heater.
 4. The sanitary ware capable ofautomatic generation and charge according to claim 1, wherein the chargecontrol circuit is combined with and inside of the micro hydraulicgenerator.
 5. The sanitary ware capable of automatic generation andcharge according to claim 1, wherein charge control circuit furtherpresents as an independent element provided on the micro hydraulicgenerator.
 6. The sanitary ware capable of automatic generation andcharge according to claim 1, wherein the regulating mechanism isprovided at the connection of the water inlet pipe and the water outletpipe.
 7. The sanitary ware capable of automatic generation and chargeaccording to claim 1, wherein water inlet pipe of the water flow pipeelement has a narrowed pipe end of a smaller diameter, such that thewater flow can become a spraying spout of high speed/pressure.